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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90018

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At a glance

Schools

4,489

Students

Districts

Top rankedMid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences1209^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences up 1,147 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 90018 has nine schools: five elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools and one alternative school, offering options from elementary through high school; eight have test scores in at least one year, while Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center has none reported here. In 2025–2026, the six schools with results averaged 47% in English language arts (ELA), 39% in math and 29% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest overall standout is Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences, which led the six schools in all three subjects.

Prescott scored 61% in ELA, 68% in math and 41% in science—12, 30 and 5 percentage points above state results, respectively. Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary was second in all-grades ELA and math and led the elementary schools in fifth-grade ELA, at 63% versus 49% statewide. Results were more concerning at Sixth Avenue Elementary, lowest among the five elementary schools in all-grades ELA (36%) and science (16%). Foshay Learning Center had the lowest all-grades math result, 28% versus 38% statewide, though its grade 11 ELA and science were above state results.

Results improved on average among schools with comparable scores in both years: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, their average rose 6 percentage points in ELA and 5 in math; science rose 6 points among the five schools with both years of results. The math gain was concentrated at Prescott: without it, the other five schools’ average math result increased by less than 1 point. SchoolDigger rankings also rose from the 53rd to the 79th percentile for Prescott and from the 53rd to the 69th for Twenty-Fourth Street, between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 81% at Prescott and 98% at Twenty-Fourth Street; these are context, not explanations for scores. Prescott had 220 students and a 22.0 student-teacher ratio, while Sixth Avenue had 313 students and a 17.3 ratio. Results vary by grade and subject, so these figures are useful comparisons rather than a complete picture of each school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Math and Science College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	3202 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Math and Science College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 821-1393	557	30	18.8	63.0%	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	512 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48.7	1062^nd of 2135 public high schools	50.3%		61.9	766^th of 2162 public high schools	64.6%	296			31.6		31.6							52.6	52.6							20.0	20.0			$19,439	$758	$18,681
Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47.3	1264^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.9%		34.2	1672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%	408	34.2	40.0			38.7			36.8	49.1	45.5	61.3		50.6			36.8	25.9	18.7	24.8		24.4			$19,299	$898	$18,401
Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences	Public	1-5	3150 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-9346	220	10	22.0	81.4%	12 (5.5%)	39 (17.7%)	136 (61.8%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	78.1	1209^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.2%		54.2	2356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%	1147	40.8				40.8	61.9	75.5	46.9					61.4	73.8	81.6	49.0					67.9			$25,928	$2,374	$23,554
Foshay Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3751 South Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2700	1,530	78	19.6	84.7%	10 (0.7%)	194 (12.7%)	1,296 (84.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)								(n/a)	59.0	26.1	42.4		35.7	30.4	28.6	59.0	44.1	50.5	45.7	71.5	50.7	26.1	19.1	36.8	28.7	24.1	28.3	28.7	27.7	≥ 95%		$21,014	$2,256	$18,758
Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center	Public	11-12	2302 South Gramercy Pl.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-8633	264	29	9.1	89.0%	8 (3.0%)	35 (13.3%)	201 (76.1%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)								(n/a)																								$88,219	$2,470	$85,749
Sixth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3109 Sixth Ave.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9107	313	18	17.3	90.4%	6 (1.9%)	45 (14.4%)	246 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	32.3	3788^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.8	4239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%	451	16.4				16.4	18.0	40.0	43.6					35.7	20.5	38.3	32.7					31.8	92%	0%	$36,270	$3,903	$32,367
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary	Public	K-5	1771 West 36th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-1178	374	19	19.6	95.5%	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.3%)	300 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	35.9	3513^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.6%		36.5	3438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%	75	24.6				24.6	38.3	34.3	52.6					41.5	34.0	16.7	36.8					28.2	≥ 98%		$27,152	$3,336	$23,816
Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0278	441	23	19.1	97.5%	6 (1.4%)	46 (10.4%)	368 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	64.9	1830^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.5%		59	2117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%	287	37.5				37.5	50.0	54.0	62.5					55.3	44.1	57.9	42.2					48.6	89%	0%	$34,180	$3,221	$30,959
Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies	Public	K-5	3200 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 766-5500	344	20	17.2	95.6%	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.6%)	319 (92.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	34.8	3599^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.1%		33.8	3664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%	65	20.8				20.8	36.4	34.8	45.8					39.9	35.9	23.9	33.3					31.6	95%	0%	$28,226	$3,370	$24,856

Cities Near Zip Code 90018

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles	0.11 mi	738	462^nd
Inglewood	4.01 mi	37	585^th
Culver City	4.3 mi	12	170^th
Beverly Hills	4.39 mi	6	50^th
Hollywood	4.46 mi	3	541^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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